VIDEO ODDCAST JAN ’26
Added 2026-01-24 14:00:04 +0000 UTCSomething for the weekend.
A bit earlier than anticipated, here’s my first Patreon exclusive update for 2026.
https://youtu.be/2diOPJKZh_U
There’s an audio only version available in a separate post.
Take care.
Comments
"I misplaced the thing I wanted to show you" Techmoan, as always, being the most relatable person on youtube.
Longplay Games
2026-01-30 16:27:41 +0000 UTCi wish i knew, time just seems to vanish now.
Techmoan
2026-01-29 15:24:39 +0000 UTCRe: Watching less TV than you used to, I'm curious what are you doing instead?
Mark Elliott
2026-01-29 15:23:46 +0000 UTCOn the Philips it sounds like the phono output is always connected to the turntable regardless of what else is going on. So when you were tapping the buttons for the CD player you could hear it bump the stylus and make a pop noise through the speakers.
VWestlife
2026-01-27 23:22:08 +0000 UTCGreat idea with the projector. I did something similar a few months ago. I use a motorized screen coming from the ceiling.
Michael Wehr
2026-01-27 12:34:30 +0000 UTCMust say with advent of tv's getting bigger, the idea of a fold away screen when not in use is a very tempting idea, modern flat telly's just seem so ugly and dominating of the room when there off, especially as there just litrally a big black rectangle with no style or form these days.
Tim Barker
2026-01-27 11:38:34 +0000 UTCFor me there was no difference in the photos I took compared to the GRIII - so if you find a bargain priced one of those that's been traded in for a IV, it might be worth looking at. Oddly enough though there were plenty of GRIVs on ebay already with low photo numbers and not at scalper prices, more from people who realised it wasn't for them. I feel a lot of people did what I did. They were champing at the bit for a new quality compact, held out as long as they could for something like a Sony RX100 VIII, gave up, bought the Ricoh and then realised it wasn't that type of camera. I even saw people on forums who'd only ever used a phone camera and who'd bought the Ricoh as an upgrade asking why their pictures looked so bad.
Techmoan
2026-01-27 10:05:59 +0000 UTCMy mother had the same floor put in. It’s amazing - it’s saved so many dropped glasses and ceramics - they used to smash on the tiles she’s had previously - but now they just bounce! Worth it just for that. As for cameras, Apple have worked hard to make the results look very good - there’s no shame in using them these days. The Ricoh GR is good if you put it on black and white - you get some great high contrast shots. Not life like at all - but the phone is the thing to do that with. (Damn sounds like that GR IV was a bargain. Would have loved to have a go at buying it (I only have the original GR I)).
Amro
2026-01-27 09:52:58 +0000 UTCI am a long throw tilt/shift projector in the back of the room type person...but I have a bit more ceiling height than you do...I can stand under my projector and arm fully extended, just reach the cables inputs...need a ladder to read what input is what.
Mike in Texas
2026-01-26 18:31:08 +0000 UTCThouroughly enjoyed that actually even though I have no interest in video screens! Used both the video versions and had the audio podcast on whilst I was pottering around the garden for a bit earlier. Bath - pronounced Bahth (not Barth) by us northerners 😀 (yes I know Bath is in the south west).
Kevin Allen
2026-01-25 18:08:39 +0000 UTCI've been using a drop down vividstorm ALR screen and a UST projector in place of a TV for a few years now. Works brilliantly. I have MS and it has attached my optic nerve, so need a big screen. Not having a massive TV dominating the room while I'm not watching is a major benefit!
Stephen Fiendley
2026-01-25 15:08:02 +0000 UTCI bought one with the intention of doing a review, however… it was agonisingly uncomfortable. I just couldn’t wear it long enough to get any opinion about it, and then I got very ill and it got forgotten about. However if I had managed to do the review it wouldn’t have been positive.
Techmoan
2026-01-25 11:36:05 +0000 UTCHi Mat. On the subject of Sony products, have you ever tried their REON personal cooling devices? ❄️ https://www.sony.com.au/microsite/reon-pocket-pro/
Craig Lemon
2026-01-25 11:34:23 +0000 UTC
